Sophie tensed, physically and psychically when he opened up to her. Her first urge was to pull back, but she knew that would upset Quentin. "I'm not ready.." she explained, shakily. "I.. just want to kinda pretend to be normal for a little while.. Mom would be so mad if she heard me say that, but.. I just. It's hard to believe that I could be a part of something that could do that to a person.." She wasn't in the five-in-one anymore, but she and Esme had shared a strong bond. They had been part of the same person. Sophie held the same potential to commit abuse that Esme did.
She wasn't totally sure what she meant when she said 'normal', and Quentin would probably be confused too. "I don't want you to go away," she said. "And I don't want there to be a wall between us. I want to reach you. It was scary when..." she shook her head a little. "I'm not going to stop using my powers. I just.. I don't know what I mean. I just wanna be a normal telepathic mutant freak, y'know?" she laughed a little, but it sounded forced and strange. It was a bad joke. "I guess I'm just not ready to be that open with anybody right now. I'm still freaked out."